Background
Lawrence, Alexander Atkinson was born on December 28, 1906 in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Son of Alexander Atkinson and Isabel (Paine) Lawrence.
Lawrence, Alexander Atkinson was born on December 28, 1906 in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Son of Alexander Atkinson and Isabel (Paine) Lawrence.
Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude, U. Georgia, 1929.
Admitted to Georgia bar, 1930. Practiced in Savannah, 1930-1968. Judge The United States of America District Court, Southern District Georgia, 1968-1978, senior judge, 1978-1979.
Member Judicial Conference United States, 1974-1979. Member Board Bar Examiners Georgia, 1951-1958. Member Georgia History Commission, 1951-1967.
President Georgia History Society.
Member American College Trial Lawyers, Georgia Bar Association (past president), Phi Beta Kappa. Club: Oglethorpe (past president).
Married Margaret T. Adams, April. Children: Alexander Atkinson, Margaret (Mistress Brooks Binder) (deceased).